Coleophora virgaureae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. virgaureae
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| Coleophora virgaureae | |
Coleophora virgaureae is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found from most of Europe (except the Balkan Peninsula) through the Caucasus, Kazakhstan and Siberia eastward to the Baikal area and the Altai in Russia and Japan.
The wingspan is 11–13 mm.[2] A Coleophora with imagines that cannot be identified without to dissection and microscopic examination of the genitalia. Adults are on wing from August to September.[3]
The larvae feed on European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea) and sea aster (Aster tripolium).
References
[edit]- ^ "Coleophora virgaureae Stainton, 1857". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "アキノキリンソウツツミノガ Coleophora virgaureae Stainton, 1857". Japanese Moths. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "02707a Coleophora virgaureae STAINTON, 1857". lepiforum.de. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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